Applications of Waste Processing Systems for Pressurized Water Reactors

This paper provides an introduction in the application of Waste Processing Systems in the Westinghouse Pressurized Water Reactor plants. These systems employ the techniques of waste product concentration, long term storage, recycling and radiation monitoring in order to implement the basic philosophy governing radioactive releases established by national and international guidelines. In the United States, the limits of radioactive release are established by the Code of Federal Regulations of the Atomic Energy Commission.